Stove



(No Modell) l M. SCHIED.

AN BREW AGRAHAM. PHOTOUTHUWASNNGTON. D.C

ATnNT Fries.

MICHAEL SGHIED, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

s'rove.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,624, dated September 17, 1895.

Application iiled April 22,1895. Serial No. 546,730. (No model.) i

To all whom it 'ma/y con/cern.h

Beit known that I, MICHAEL SCHIED, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented `a new and useful Improvement in Stoves, which improvement is fully set forth in the following speciication, and shown in the accompanying drawings.

My invention is an improvement on stoves, more particularly cooking stoves and ranges, and it relates more especially to the matter -of managing and removing the ashes and other products falling from the grate, the invention being hereinafter fully described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of a stove, showing my improvement. Fig. 2 is a planfof the front part of the stove and hearth. Fig. 3 is a side elevation` of the front portion of the stove, partly in vertical section, seen as indicated byarrow 3 in Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a plan of the ash-drawer, parts being shown in two positions by full and dotted lines. Fig. 5 is a central longitudinal section ofthe ash-drawer with parts shown in two positions. Fig. 6 is a transverse section on the dotted line 6 6 in Fig. 4. Fig. 7 shows more fully the construction of the leveler for the ash/es.

Referring to the parts shown, A is thebody of the stove, B the hearth, and D the grate. The stove is formed with` a horizontal chamber C, Figs. l and 3, beneath the hearth, extending back under the grate, in which chamber is placed a drawer E. The hearth is imperforate, save as to small holes in which to receive fasteners a, Fig. 2, and it is also immovable, being held rigidly in place by means of said fasteners and an upward turned lip b, Fig. 3, back of the frame c of the stove. At its rear edge the hearth is formed with a raised part o, back of which and between which and the lip b the frame c is placed.

The drawer rests directly upon the bottom plate cl of the stove, which plate is horizontal and imperforate. The drawer is adapted to bepulled out of the chamber beneath the hearth and in front of the stove, as indicated in Fig.V 3.

The ashes falling from the grate tend to pile up, as at e, in the rear part of the drawer,

`neath it.

While the forward part of the drawer is comparatively empty. Now, if while the ashes are thus heaped the drawer were pulled out, a considerable part of the ashes would be scraped off over theback end of the drawer by the front plate f of the chamber C, these ashes falling on the'bottom plate d of the chamber.

To level or equalize the ashes inthe drawer before the latter is withdrawn from the stove I employ a leveler F, Figs. 4 and 5, within the drawer. This leveler consists of a backwardlyinclined transverse plate g, rigidly secured to an operating rod or bar h, both resting directly upon the bottom of the drawer. The plate is formed with a rectangular notch Z, Fig. 7, in which to receive theend of the bar h, an outwardly-turned lip m of the plate being over thebar, the two parts being secured by a fastener n passing through both. The plate is considerably less in height than the depth of the drawer, and shorter than the width of the drawer, and kthe operating-rod projects through an opening'z' through the forward wall of the drawer; The normal position of the leveler is such that the plate g is at the rear end of the drawer, as shown. Now, when the ashes are piled, as shown, by pulling the leveler forward, the major part of the base of the pile will be drawn to the front part of the drawer, leaving the upper part of the pile to settle down into the space thus formed be- The ashes being thus leveled in the drawer the latter may be withdrawn from the stove, taking with it all the ashes therein. The leveler F, when used to level the ashes, is not drawn fully to the forward end of the drawer, but only about'half the length of the latter, as appears in Figs. 4 and 5. The operating-bar is formed with a stop k, Figs. 4 and 5, which, meeting the front wall of the drawer, prevents the leveler from being drawn too far forward. The design is to move a portion of the mass of ashes at the rear end of the drawer forward to make room for the remainder. bottom of the drawerY over the bar h, serves to hold the leveler steady in the drawer, and prevent it from falling away when the drawer is inverted to empty the ashes out of it. A button r, Fig. 3, or other simple means, may be employed to hold the drawer from being A guide or loop p, secured to the ICO pulled out when the leveler is pulled forward to level the ashes, as above stated.

What I claim as my invention is l. A stove formed with a chamber beneath the hearth, extending under the grate, and a drawer in said chamber, in combination with a movable leveler for the ashes, within the drawer, substantially as specified.

2. A stove formed with a chamber 'beneath the hearth, extending under the grate, and a drawer in said chamber, in combination with a movable leveler for the ashes, within the drawer, the leveler consisting of a transverse plate and an operating rod resting upon the bottom of the drawer, and projecting in front thereof, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A stove formed with a chamber beneath the hearth and extending under the grate, and a drawer in said chamber, the front end of which is provided with an opening, in combination with a bar upon the bottom of the drawer, the outer end of which is provided with a handle, and the intermediate portion is provided with a stop for limiting its outward movement, and a transverse plate secured to the inner end of the bar, substantially as set forth.

4. A stove formed with a chamber beneath the hearth and extending under the grate, and a drawer in said chamber, the front end of which is provided with an opening, in combination with a guide upon the bottom of the drawer, a bar through the opening and the guide, the outer end of which is provided with a handle, and the intermediate portion is provided With a stop for limiting the outward movement of the bar, a backwardly inclined transverse plate secured to the inner end of the bar, of a length and width less than the width and depth of the drawer, the lower edge of which plate is provided with a notch and a lip, and a fastening through the lip and the bar, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 19th day of April, 1895, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MICHAEL SCIIIED. Witnesses:

E. B. WHIrMoRE, M. L. XVINsToN. 

